Fiancée sticks by accused serial rapist as special agents defend tailing him for restaurant DNA stakeout

Matthew Nilo, a New Jersey-based attorney accused of raping or sexually assaulting several women in Boston more than 17 years ago, returned to court Monday as his defense team sought to suppress DNA evidence gathered during a covert FBI operation at a Manhattan restaurant.

Nilo, 38, appeared in Suffolk Superior Court with his fiancée, Laura Griffin, who has continued to attend hearings in support of him.

The hearing centered on DNA evidence prosecutors say links Nilo to multiple assaults in Boston in 2007 and 2008...